Wednesday, April 20, 2016

I have this wooden bowl in my sewing room that holds some of my favorite things.

And old pair of scissors, red and white ribbon, an old heart that I cross stitched when I was 16, greenery of course and some other odds and ends. These are the things that inspire creativity. Looking at this today, inspired this...

The pattern will be available soon. Gotta get the stitching done ✂️. That's what I'm going to do right now. Good night & happy stitching !

Sunday, April 17, 2016

I follow a wonderful lady on Instagram. Her account is called finally a Farmgirl. She lives in Florida with her sweet family and many farm animals, including a sassy hen named Laverne. I ❤️ Laverne. I really want my own 🐓s but that has to wait. So in the meantime, I designed this little mini quilt.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Back in February I released this pattern for St. Patrick's Day. It's available in my etsy shop. www.etsy.com/shop/farmhousecottons

The clovers are tiny. Each measuring 2 1/2". Sooo cute! Right.

Well. Yes. While I think they are adorable, some may find the size a tad daunting. If you happen to find yourself leaning toward the daunting side, I have good news! I am going to give you the measurements for a 4" clover! Yay!

Ok, so...cut:

(3) 2 1/2" green sq(9) 1 1/4" corner squares

3" light square (cut once on diagonal) for the stem piece and a 1" x 3 1/4" green stem.

Here's some helpful tidbits.

When sewing corners, I never sew it down the center. I ALWAYS sew just a needle width or two off the center mark.

I do this so that my fold line is on the center and by doing this I don't come up short when I iron it back. Also, you can see that my foot holds the edge of the little square and my machine is less likely to suck it up when I start sewing.

I trim like this, leaving the original piece in place so that I have a "true" mark.

If you worry about bulk then trim once you've made sure your square matches up with the original cut.

Now for the stem piece. This is how I aligned it...sew a 1/4" seam allowance, press to the light and repeat for the other side. Trim this unit to 2 1/2" square.

I pressed my seams open.

Trim block to 4 1/2". If you are following the pattern, increase your strips to 1 1/2".

the picture above is taken from, the very talented, sheryl johnson's sewing room...check out the tour on my side bar

julie isa

willing hands

Why Tattered & Willing?

because i love old tattered quilts and primitive things. they have character, they have a story, & they have been loved. willing, because we should always be willing to lend a hand to anyone who needs it. service brings joy and teaches children love and compassion. to be willing is everything and if your tattered it's because your being useful.